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lycodont Ichthyol.|ˈlaɪkədɒnt|
[ad. mod.L. Lycodont-, -odon, ad. Gr. λυκοδόντ-ες pl. (Galen), f. λύκο-ς wolf + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth.]
A snake of the family Lycodontidæ, having caniniform teeth.
1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 190/2 In some [snakes] all the teeth are nearly of the same size; others possess in front of the jaws (Lycodonts) or behind in the maxillaries (Diacrasterians) a tooth..larger than the rest.
Hence lycoˈdontine a., pertaining to the Lycodontidæ (Cent. Dict.). |